This study describes the characteristics and experiences of youth from the Boys and Girls Clubs of the Twin Cities, and compares their academic achievement to that of their peers. This study answered the following research questions: (1) What are the characteristics and experiences of youth who participate in the Boys & Girls Clubs of the Twin Cities? (2) How […]
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The Well-Woman Project
The goal of the Well-Woman Project is to help women use their own words to describe the factors that affect their ability to be healthy and to use “well-woman care” (care when they are not sick). Stories describing women’s thoughts and experiences can give us powerful insights about women’s health and all of the complex factors that […]
Children’s Mental Health Case Study about Depression
The staff at the Children, Youth & Family Consortium have created Children’s Mental Health Case Studies. These online, interactive tools encourage practitioners, instructors, graduate students and community partners to collaborate together and explore how to respond effectively to children’s mental health needs. Each case study tells the story of a developing child and the adults […]
UMN MCH Alumni Dr. Robert Blum Discusses Global Early Adolescent Study
On Friday, December 4, 2015, SPH MCH alumni Dr. Robert Blum presented The Global Early Adolescent Study: A 15-country Study to Explore the Acquisition and Influence of Gender Norms in a Global Context. The age period from 10-14 years is among the most critical for human development, yet one of the most poorly understood. Biological processes are […]
Map of Social Media in the States
The Association of Maternal & Child Health Programs (AMCHP) has collected a list of state public health departments with Facebook and Twitter accounts.
Adoption and Permanency Modules: Three Part Series
TheUniversity of Minnesota’s Center for Advanced Studies in Child Welfare (CASCW) has added a three part series on Adoption and Permanency to its resource library. Students, professionals, and families will find these modules useful: Module 1: Adoption and Permanency: An Introduction Module 2: Adoption & Permanency: Loss, Grief and Trauma Module 3: Adoption & Permanency: Identity, Openness and […]
Global Nutrition Report
This report card on the world’s global, regional and country-by-country nutrition assesses countries’ progress in meeting global nutrition targets established by the World Health Assembly. It documents how well countries, aid donors, NGOs, businesses, and others are meeting the commitments they made at the major Nutrition for Growth summit in 2013. This report is the second report in an annual […]
Interactive Map: What States Consider Parental Disability in Termination of Parental Rights?
The Center for Advanced Studies in Child Welfare put together an interactive map providing up to date information on how states are including parental disability language in their state statutes, and resources about the intersection of parents with disabilities and child welfare.
Children in Common: Ensuring the Emotional Well-Being of Children When Parenting Apart
The Children, Youth & Family Consortium’s Children’s Mental Health eReview summarizes children’s mental health research and implications for practice and policy. It addresses the gap between what we know from the literature and what we experience working with families. Each issue explores a specific topic area and reflects the expertise of a group of people […]
DS-Connect®: The Down Syndrome Registry
DS-Connect®: The Down Syndrome Registry, launched by the National Institute of Child Health and Human Development (NICHD) in 2013, contains lists of health care providers easily searched by specialty and location.
CDC’s Women’s Health National Health Observances
The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) has compiled a list of national women’s health observances, holidays and other special times of year. Want to know more about National Family Caregivers Month, American Diabetes Month or World AIDS Day? This list contains information available for these and many more observances.
Video: Resilience–Trauma & Early Childhood Development Discussion Guide for Child Welfare
In partnership with the University of Minnesota’s Institute of Child Development, CASCW created Core Story 5: Resilience. This video is a part of the Trauma and Early Childhood Development Discussion Guide for Child Welfare developed in partnership with the Center for Early Education and Development, which will be released in October 2015. Children are incredibly […]
Module: Cross-Cultural Discussion of Disability Policies for Child Welfare Professionals
Created by the Center for Advanced Studies in Child Welfare (CASCW), federal and national policies on school based-disability support for children with mild cognitive and behavioral disabilities, such as special education, are reviewed in this module. With a focus on Minnesota and Japan, the module examines how educators are implementing federal and national policies in their […]
National Bullying Prevention Month Quick-Guide
This Quick-Guide, created by the Center for Leadership Education in Maternal and Child Public Health in collaboration with the State Adolescent Health Resource Center created this guide to help those who want to do more to participate in adolescent-related national health observances like National Bullying Prevention Month (October). The National Bullying Prevention Month Quick-Guide can help you distribute important messages about […]
5-Minute MCH: MCH Leadership Competencies
The MCH Navigator designed a program to improve students’ and professionals’ knowledge and skills of the 12 MCH Leadership Competencies. The 5-Minute MCH: Master the MCH Leadership Competencies in 5-Minutes per Week explores each competency through learning opportunities and implementation strategies, culminating in an interactive learning session with an expert from the field. http://mchnavigator.org/5min/competency-1-1.php